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The problem was there were no 109E1's or 109E-3's in production or service at the time V15 was constructed. V15 was clearly a prototype.
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*
According to Uwe Feist in "The Fighting Me 109", published London: Arms and Armour Press, 1993, there were two prototypes built to test the 109 with the DB601: V14, which had two MG's in the nose, and two F/F 20mm in the wings and which was equipped with a DB-601Ao engine, and V15, which had only had the two nose MG's, (no weapons mounted in the wings at all) and which it appears, was equipped with the DB-601Aa engine.
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We are not discussing V14 (WNr 1029, first flew April 1937) V15 (WNr. 1773, first flew december 1937) but V15
a (WNr. 1774). V15a had four MG 17s, as the report notes:
"An Bf 109 V 15 a, der Mustermachine für die E-1-Serie, wurden die Geschwindigkeitsleistungen erflogen. ... 2 Flügel- und 2 Hauben-MG eingebaut."
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This information clearly points out the difference between V15 and the later production aircraft. This aircraft did not have the drag or weight of a pair of MG F/F's and their ammunition to contend with. And who knows what else was not present?
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Again we are talking about V15a, not V15.
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The question is, where is the test of V14?
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Good question.